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In 2016, the Banks County High School boys’ cross country team finished second in Class AA.
The expectation coming into the 2017 season is to compete in every race the team competes in, and coming off the runner-up finish, the boys’ team isn’t lacking in confidence with their abilities to “peak” at the right “moments,” head coach Will Foster said. [Full Story »]

Last week, the Banks County Leopards opened the season on the road at Jackson County.
Like last year’s game, it went right down to the fourth quarter where the Leopards fell 21-17.
This week, the Leopards will host their first home game of 2017, welcoming a familiar face. In fact, the two schools are separated by less than 10 miles. That team is the Commerce Tigers. [Full Story »]

Two plays into the football season, the Banks County Leopards saw the football end up on the ground and possession gained by the Jackson County Panthers.
Five plays later, the Panthers were in the end zone for a touchdown; however, head coach Josh Shoemaker said his team “responded well” to the adversity that started the game as the Leopards held a 17-14 fourth-quarter lead. But, a 1-yard touchdown run by Jackson County’s Tyler Payne with 10:43 left in the game was the go-ahead score which downed the Leopards 21-17 in Jefferson. [Full Story »]

Last year’s game between Jackson County and Banks County was a last-possession thriller which saw the Panthers come out on top in Homer 21-16.
This year’s contest was equally as impressive, if not better, as the Panthers and Leopards traded the lead three times in the second half, and in the end a Tyler Payne 1-yard go-ahead touchdown with 10:43 left in the game gave the Panthers enough cushion to win the game 21-17. [Full Story »]

At last Friday’s practice, Banks County High School head football coach Josh Shoemaker told the team the preseason’s over and they’re now in “game mode.”
This Friday, the Banks County Leopards kick the season off at Jackson County. Last season, the Panthers upended the Leopards, 21-16, in Homer. [Full Story »]

Football returned last Friday across the state.
A number of teams decided to take advantage of the first week of padded practice and play a pre-season scrimmage game in the process. Banks County was one of those teams who opted to play. [Full Story »]

The Banks County Parks and Recreation Department has experienced a good 2017 thus far, highlighted by the opening of Windmill Park back in the spring.
The new park brought with it the opportunity to host the baseball and softball Dizzy Dean district tournaments for the first time, director Brooke Whitmire said.
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The Banks County High School baseball program will host its first-ever alumni game on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
The cost is $50 per player and each partcipant will receive a T-shirt.
For more information, contact Peyton Hart at peyton.hart@banks.k12.ga.us.

Banks County High School will host the “We Are Family Kahmal Wiley Fundraiser” on Saturday, Aug. 5, starting at 10 a.m.
Activities includes a 5k, barbeque plates for $8 (includes barbeque, beans, chips, dessert; tickets will be on pre-sale or walk-ups are welcome), car show from 10 a.m. to noon, bounce houses, dunking booth and more, 100 Stretch-A-Ticket raffle items ($10/stretch; prizes includes Katy Perry and/or Janet Jackson concert tickets, local pottery, YETI cooler, gift cards baskets, lottery basket, University of Georgia helmet signed by head coach Kirby Smart, Banks County personalized monogram basket and more.
There will also be a “Camping For Kahmal” kids’ basketball camp. The camp is for kindergarten through eighth grade. Cost is $20 and will be two sessions, 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. Each camper will receive a T-shirt. Registration forms available at the Banks County Parks and Recreation Department and will be accepted through Aug. 4.
All proceeds will go to help with Wiley’s ongoing medical expenses. For more information, visit: www.facebook.com and search “We Are Family Kahmal Wiley Fundraiser.”